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5 PRESETS
CONNECTOR CABLES
Just like physical gear, the blocks in the FM9 need to be connected together for signal to flow. This is done using
virtual cables, which run from one grid block to another. With even one cable missing, your preset may be totally
silent! Like shunts, connectors are stereo and totally transparent.
TO CREATE A CONNECTOR CABLE…
On the grid, navigate to the block where you wish the cable to BEGIN. You can’t start from an EMPTY space!
Press the CABLE button (Push-knob D), or ENTER. The selected block
and its neighbor to the right will alternatingly flash.
If you wish to connect to a different ROW, use NAV up or nav down to
select the desired destination. You can’t skip columns!
Press ENTER to make the connection. To cancel, press EXIT instead.
Be sure to select a destination that is not already connected to the block
you started from, or you will REMOVE that cable (see below).
TO REMOVE A CABLE CONNECTOR…
Cables are removed in much the same way as they are created.
On the grid, NAV to the block where the cable begins.
Press the CABLE button (Push-knob D), or ENTER. The selected block
and its neighbor to the right will alternatingly flash.
NAV to select the “other end” of the cable you wish to remove. You can’t skip columns!
Press ENTER and the cable will be removed. To cancel, press EXIT instead.
SHORTCUT: To connect across multiple empty grid columns with a series of shunts and cables,
select any block that is followed by a series of empty spaces, then press-and-hold the ENTER
button. The intervening spaces will be automatically lled with shunts and connected with cables.
Careful: any existing cables encountered along the way will be REMOVED!
MOVING BLOCKS, ROWS, AND COLUMNS
A special “Tools” page in the Layout menu contains various utilities to MOVE individual blocks or entire rows
or columns UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. When a block or a grid row or column is moved, it swaps places with the
item in the space it is moved to. This may result in certain connector cables being modied or removed, so be
sure to look over how the elements of your preset are connected before moving things around.
Open the Tools page of the Layout menu.
Select a function with the FUNCTION knob (A): Move Block/Column/Row, Left/Right/Up/Down.
Use the NAV buttons to select the Block, Row, or Column you wish to move.
Press ENTER to execute the move.
Remember, on the FM9 grid, each component is STEREO. Shunts, cables, and many blocks are stereo
in/stereo out. The grid allows up to six full stereo paths, and you do NOT need to create parallel grid
paths for simple stereo! Some blocks internally process audio in mono (such as Amp or Drive) but
even these generally have Input Select and Output Balance parameters.
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